Saturday, May 4, 2024

Firefighters Respond to Overnight Garage Fire in Pottsville

Firefighters responded to an overnight garage fire in the City of Pottsville.

At 11:30pm, Friday, emergency personnel were called to a report of a garage fire of 310 South Jackson Street in Pottsville.

When the call came in, the garage was already fully engulfed, and a column of smoke was visible from across the City.  A working fire was advised as they arrived.

Firefighters had the fire marked under control at 11:42am.

Early reports on the dispatch stated that the fire started when the property owner was putting gas into a vehicle inside the garage and the vehicle caught fire.

Units cleared the scene just after 1:00am.

Submitted Photos and Video/ Hannah Atkinson